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Robotics lesson 20: Part 2 test: how robots move and sense · Set 631 · 40 questions
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Robot tip (Find the topic, use the formula): Find the topic: moving, motors, gears, wheels, sensors, echo, line or gyro. Use the rule: teeth × turns; circumference × turns; 17 cm per ms of echo; below the threshold = black; right adds degrees. Check: put your answer back into the rule.

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  1. 1.True or false: “the output turns faster” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “the output turns slower”? (a) big drives small (b) small drives big
  3. 3.🦾 A servo arm points right at 0°, straight up at 90° and left at 180°. It is set to 90°. Where does the arm point? (a) points up and right (b) points up and left (c) points left (d) points straight up
  4. 4.⚙️ DC motor or servo motor: which one moves an arm joint? (a) a servo motor (b) a DC motor
  5. 5.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 42 cm. Using π = 22/7, how many full turns must they make to roll 924 cm?
  6. 6.⚙️ Pulley A turns clockwise and drives pulley B with an open belt (no cross). Which way does pulley B turn? (a) clockwise (b) anticlockwise
  7. 7.⬛ The threshold of a light sensor is … (a) the top speed (b) the black/white cut-off (c) the battery size (d) the wheel size
  8. 8.⚙️ An 8-tooth gear drives a 24-tooth gear. What is the gear ratio (driven teeth ÷ driver teeth)?
  9. 9.⬛ In a two-sensor line follower, both sensors see white. Where is the line? (a) under the left sensor (b) under the right sensor (c) far behind it (d) between the two sensors
  10. 10.🛞 Both wheels of a two-wheeled robot turn forward. The left wheel turns at 20 turns a minute and the right wheel at 60 turns a minute. What does the robot do? (a) goes straight forward (b) curves to the left (c) curves to the right
  11. 11.🦾 A servo turns 60° every 100 ms. How many milliseconds does it take to turn 30°?
  12. 12.🛞 Which way of moving suits this best: “deep mud”? (a) wheels (b) legs (c) propellers (d) tracks
  13. 13.⚙️ Which motor is best for turning a robot arm to exactly 45°? (a) a servo motor (b) a buzzer (c) a fan (d) a DC motor
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  15. 15.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “the output turns faster”? (a) small drives big (b) big drives small
  16. 16.⚙️ A robot fan must spin very fast. The motor’s driver gear meshes with a small gear. What kind of driver gear works best? (a) a small driver gear (b) a big driver gear
  17. 17.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 35 and the right sensor reads 30. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) the left sensor (c) the right sensor (d) both sensors
  18. 18.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 85 and the right sensor reads 90. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) neither sensor (c) both sensors (d) the right sensor
  19. 19.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 16. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  20. 20.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🛞 A robot has one motor on its left wheel and one on its right wheel. The left motor runs backward and the right motor runs forward. What does the robot do? (a) turns right (b) spins left on the spot (c) goes straight back (d) goes straight forward
  22. 22.🛞 A motor’s 10-tooth gear drives a 30-tooth gear on the wheel axle. The wheels have a diameter of 42 cm (use π = 22/7). The motor turns 18 times. How far does the robot roll (in cm)?
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  24. 24.🦾 A servo moves from 80° to 100°. How many degrees does it turn?
  25. 25.🛞 A robot wheel has a radius of 21 cm. Using π = 22/7, what is its circumference (in cm)?
  26. 26.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  27. 27.🧭 A robot faces west. It does: turn left, turn left, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  30. 30.🧭 What does a gyro help a robot do? (a) turn by exact angles (b) hear claps (c) smell smoke (d) see colours
  31. 31.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “the output is weaker”? (a) big drives small (b) small drives big
  32. 32.🛞 A small free-turning wheel that only helps a robot balance is called … (a) a caster wheel (b) a servo (c) a track (d) a gear
  33. 33.🧭 A robot’s gyro reads 0° when it faces north and counts up to 359° as it turns right (east is 90°). It starts at 90°. It turns left 135°, then right 90°, then right 90°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  34. 34.🛞 A robot has one motor on its left wheel and one on its right wheel. The left motor is stopped and the right motor is stopped. What does the robot do? (a) turns left (b) turns right (c) stays still (d) goes straight back
  35. 35.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 35 cm. Using π = 22/7, how far does the robot roll when the wheels turn 3 times (in cm)?
  36. 36.🧭 A robot’s gyro reads 0° when it faces north and counts up to 359° as it turns right (east is 90°). It starts at 180°. It turns right 180°, then left 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  37. 37.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 55. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  38. 38.⚙️ A 10-tooth driver gear turns a 50-tooth driven gear. The driver turns 15 times. How many times does the driven gear turn?
  39. 39.📡 A robot is 160 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 20 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 7 seconds (in cm)?
  40. 40.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a white surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black surface

Answer key

  1. True
  2. small drives big
  3. points straight up
  4. a servo motor
  5. 7
  6. clockwise
  7. the black/white cut-off
  8. 3
  9. between the two sensors
  10. curves to the left
  11. 50
  12. tracks
  13. a servo motor
  14. a gyro sensor
  15. big drives small
  16. a big driver gear
  17. both sensors
  18. neither sensor
  19. the black line
  20. True
  21. spins left on the spot
  22. 792
  23. a light sensor
  24. 20
  25. 132
  26. 50
  27. north
  28. a gyro sensor
  29. a light sensor
  30. turn by exact angles
  31. big drives small
  32. a caster wheel
  33. 135
  34. stays still
  35. 330
  36. 300
  37. the white floor
  38. 3
  39. 20
  40. a white surface

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